Lockdown Love of Painting During lockdown, a local resident rediscovered her love of art. Trish Gough has always loved to draw, but decided during lockdown that she would try to her hand at painting and has found a new way to spend her time, in between working and walking her beloved dog, by painting beautiful pictures.
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So far, she has shared photos of her paintings with
friends mainly via social media and has made some sales this way. Trisha has set up her own Facebook page, @MaisBon Arts, the name she selected was in honour of her beloved Springer Spaniel Maisie who is no longer with her and Bonnie Trish’s current springer spaniel. Like many people Trish wanted something to keep her busy during lockdown and to keep her sane. She now loves to do acrylic paining and her paintings range from modern to traditional pictures. So if you would like to see some of the new local artist, please take a look at Trish’s Facebbook page. You can see examples of Trish’s work and even purchase a new locally painted picture for your home. Keep painting Trish, it is great that something good has come from lockdown.
PROTECTING OUR PETS – RESPONSE TO NATIONAL DOG THEFT SURVEY
“We are fortunate in Essex to have had a low number of reported dog thefts but even those few are too many especially for those directly affected. We can and must do more to protect our pets. As dog owners we understand the impact that this crime We must do more to help protect your pets – that’s the mes- can have, and these survey results clearly show the strength of sage Essex Police have heard loud and clear from the thoufeeling within our communities. sands of people who have taken part in our national survey about dog thefts. “I am pleased to see the positive way Essex Police has responded to the increased public attention on this subject, inMore than 124,000 people took part in the Association of Police cluding their efforts to find stolen dogs and help people know and Crime Commissioners Survey and over 11,000 from the how to protect their pets. East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hert“It is clear to me that the issue is important to you and we need fordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk). to do more to strengthen the law, change how pet theft is reThe results were recently published to coincide with the Stolen ported and increase awareness and prevention activity so that and Missing Pets Alliance Dog Theft Awareness Day and the you all know how to keep your dogs safe and protected. start of Pet Theft Awareness Week. “I will be speaking to the Home Secretary to provide my Out of those who participated in the survey, 418 have had a dog thoughts and input into the review of dog thefts that she has stolen but over 27,000 knew somebody who have had a dog started. I will also be working with stolen. 94% had seen reports of dog theft on social media with my colleagues across the country the majority seeing this on facebook book and in community to look for ways we can help forces pages. Pleasingly 92% of participants said they would report it work together to provide a robust to the police if it happened to them, though 65% said they had deterrent and will continue to work in Essex to keep our owns pets become more fearful of dog theft over the last year. safe. Please be assured we will be Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, acting on your comments and views said: “We have had an overwhelming response to the survey. and taking this forward.” Thank you to everyone who has taken part.
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